Former Skye councillor seeks to stand again – on an SNP ticket
Former Skye councillor Drew Millar is aiming for a return to local politics on an SNP ticket. The Free Press understands that Mr Millar is one of three seeking the…
Author: Keith MacKenzie
Oidhche Challain: No admission without a rhyme
In the latest feature published in association with the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches project, Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, course leader for the MSc Material Culture and Gàidhealtachd History at Sabhal…
Kyleakin pool competitions pocket £1000 for charity
Pool competitions in Kyleakin on Skye have pocketed £1,000 to help Marie Curie Nurses. Kyleakin publicans Bob Ireland and Willie Park recently presented Neil Robertson, on behalf of the Marie…
Bòrd na Gàidhlig yearly accounts are published
Bòrd na Gàidhlig received £5.2 million from the Scottish Government last year which it used to support various community organisations and fund placements for speakers of the language. The organisation’s…
From the Tobar an Dualchais archives: Singing to ease the burden of work
Recently the WHFP presented readers with the second monthly feature in partnership with Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches, Scotland’s national digital sound archive. This month’s contribution by Professor Hugh Cheape,…
Skye community must sacrifice pitch for school
Highland Council this week gave the green light for the first phase of a new primary school in Dunvegan on Skye to be built on the local sports playing field…
Gìsearachd, Cabbage Stalks and Egg Whites: Halloweens Past from the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches Archive
The WHFP is to include a new monthly feature in partnership with Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches, Scotland’s national digital sound archive, currently containing some 43,000 individual recordings of stories,…
Competition underway to create a flag for Skye
The search for an official flag for the Isle of Skye is now on. This week (1st November 2019) sees the launch of a competition to design a flag, which…
Premier Mòd choral prize for Back Gaelic choir in Glasgow
Còisir Sgire a’ Bhac – Back Gaelic Choir – enjoyed a day of success during Thursday’s rural choral competitions at the Royal National Mòd in Glasgow The Lewis choristers won the…
Glasgow Mòd organisers call for more representation from Gaelic schools
Highland schools should participate more at the Royal National Mòd, festival organisers have urged this week. John Morrison, the chief executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said he would like to…